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kerry, who i always assumed wanted to be secretary of state could be the next secretary of defense leon panetta has made it clear he's ready to move on and go back to california after all these years in washington, former cia director, now the secretary of defense. i don't know how long that will last. but if kerry is nominated to be the secretary of defense, that does leave hillary clinton's job at the state department open. and susan rice was always -- at least i always believed she was the front-runner until those controversial comments she made about the benghazi killing of the u.s. ambassador and three other americans on those five sunday talk shows. and the republicans really have been going after her. and if the president stands firm and nominates her to be the next secretary of state, it will be a bruising confirmation hearing, there's no doubt about that. my p sense is, he probably wants her to be the secretary of state, but we'll see if -- how that confirmation process will go forward. the democrats do have the majority in the senate. i think it's going to be 55 if you bring in both o
kerry, who i always assumed wanted to be secretary of state could be the next secretary of defense leon panetta has made it clear he's ready to move on and go back to california after all these years in washington, former cia director, now the secretary of defense. i don't know how long that will last. but if kerry is nominated to be the secretary of defense, that does leave hillary clinton's job at the state department open. and susan rice was always -- at least i always believed she was the...
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but secretary panetta said that they have confidence in him. let's listen to panetta. >> no one should leap to any conclusions. no one should leap to any conclusions here. general allen is doing an excellent job at isap and leading those forces. he has my continued conference to lead those forces and continue to fight. but his nomination has been put on old because it's a prude measure until we determine what the facts are. and we will. >> right, john, obviously it's going to take a while because this is a very tangled situation. but they certainly are looking at exactly what is described as flirtatious e-mails that still remain to be seen what the nature of this was. >> jill, you talk about jill kelley at the center of this whole controversy and scandal. we have new details about her relationship with both general allen and general petraeus. they stepped in to help her twin sister in a custody battle? what can you tell us about that? >> it is getting too soap opera measurements here, but in any case, it is just an illustration, i think, of how
but secretary panetta said that they have confidence in him. let's listen to panetta. >> no one should leap to any conclusions. no one should leap to any conclusions here. general allen is doing an excellent job at isap and leading those forces. he has my continued conference to lead those forces and continue to fight. but his nomination has been put on old because it's a prude measure until we determine what the facts are. and we will. >> right, john, obviously it's going to take a...
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secretary of defenseley on panetta ordered the investigation of general john allen. fbi found inappropriate communication between allen and jill kelly. pentagon would not disclose what they say. now kelly is the woman who received the threatening e-mails from general david petraeus's mistress. the mistress also being investigated. fbi wants to determine whether paula broadwell is in possession of any sensitive information. investigators searched her home in florida this evening and theory moving documents and video. confiscated several bi bins of evidence. petraeus started an affair with broadwell when head of the cia. he resigned on friday. broadwell was im bedd with him in afghanistan while working on his biography. he claims any confidential information she obtained was no the from him and must have come from another commander. broadwell has agreed to cooperate fully with the fbi. now the fbi found out about the affair from jill kelly. here she is leaving her home in north carolina today. she contacted the fbi because pull a broadwell warned her to stay away from
secretary of defenseley on panetta ordered the investigation of general john allen. fbi found inappropriate communication between allen and jill kelly. pentagon would not disclose what they say. now kelly is the woman who received the threatening e-mails from general david petraeus's mistress. the mistress also being investigated. fbi wants to determine whether paula broadwell is in possession of any sensitive information. investigators searched her home in florida this evening and theory...
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secretary of defense leon panetta put general allen's promotion to supreme commander on hold and ordered an investigation. >> to date secretary directed the matter -- >> reporter: jill kelly spent the day at her home in tampa not answering questions. in the background, a tell vgs could be seen with coverage of the peyton place like military scandal that focus add tension on who she is and how she ended up in the middle of it all. the license plate on kelly's mercedes-benz, shows she is honorary counsel for south korea. in phone calls, kelly told the dispatcher she deserved protection from the media outside. >> i am an honorary consul general, they should not be able to profit, i don't know if you want to g diplomatic protect tgs involved -- protection involved. >> kelly lives near the air force base, home of central command and special operations command, a place where access is closely guarded. yet she had easy access to the country's most powerful general stationed there. according to a friend, who is also editor of the tampa bay magazine. >> jill is known a gracious hostess, a vivacio
secretary of defense leon panetta put general allen's promotion to supreme commander on hold and ordered an investigation. >> to date secretary directed the matter -- >> reporter: jill kelly spent the day at her home in tampa not answering questions. in the background, a tell vgs could be seen with coverage of the peyton place like military scandal that focus add tension on who she is and how she ended up in the middle of it all. the license plate on kelly's mercedes-benz, shows she...
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secretary of defenseley on panetta ordered the investigation of general john allen. fbi found inappropriate communication between allen and jill kelly. pentagon would not disclose what they say. now kelly is the woman who received the threatening e-mails from general david petraeus's mistress. the mistress also being investigated. fbi wants to determine whether paula broadwell is in possession of any sensitive information. investigators searched her home in florida this evening and theory moving documents and video. confiscated several bi bins of evidence. petraeus started an affair with broadwell when head of the cia. he resigned on friday. broadwell was im bedd with him in afghanistan while working on his biography. he claims any confidential information she obtained was no the from him and must have come from another commander. broadwell has agreed to cooperate fully with the fbi. now the fbi found out about the affair from jill kelly. here she is leaving her home in north carolina today. she contacted the fbi because pull a broadwell warned her to stay away from
secretary of defenseley on panetta ordered the investigation of general john allen. fbi found inappropriate communication between allen and jill kelly. pentagon would not disclose what they say. now kelly is the woman who received the threatening e-mails from general david petraeus's mistress. the mistress also being investigated. fbi wants to determine whether paula broadwell is in possession of any sensitive information. investigators searched her home in florida this evening and theory...
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secretary of defenseley on panetta ordered the investigation of general john allen. fbi found inappropriate communication between allen and jill kelly. pentagon would not disclose what they say. now kelly is the woman who received the threatening e-mails from general david petraeus's mistress. the mistress also being investigated. fbi wants to determine whether paula broadwell is in possession of any sensitive information. investigators searched her home in florida this evening and theory moving documents and video. confiscated several bi bins of evidence. petraeus started an affair with broadwell when head of the cia. he resigned on friday. broadwell was im bedd with him in afghanistan while working on his biography. he claims any confidential information she obtained was no the from him and must have come from another commander. broadwell has agreed to cooperate fully with the fbi. now the fbi found out about the affair from jill kelly. here she is leaving her home in north carolina today. she contacted the fbi because pull a broadwell warned her to stay away from
secretary of defenseley on panetta ordered the investigation of general john allen. fbi found inappropriate communication between allen and jill kelly. pentagon would not disclose what they say. now kelly is the woman who received the threatening e-mails from general david petraeus's mistress. the mistress also being investigated. fbi wants to determine whether paula broadwell is in possession of any sensitive information. investigators searched her home in florida this evening and theory...
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. >> secretary panetta? >> i'd have to check that. secretary panetta has been traveling. >> as sort of a follow-up to the last question, is this an unwelcome distraction at the time when he was just reelected and has a bunch of priorities in terms of fiscal cliff and in terms of his cabinet? >> i certainly wouldn't call it welcome. obviously as i said to ben that the information about general petraeus came to him as a surprise, and he is very appreciative of general petraeus' remarkable service to his country, but the president is focused on the agenda that he believes is important for this country, that he has to carry out, working with lawmakers here in washington. and that includes as you know his number one priority, which is jobs and economic growth. and he is engage nothing meetings this week on those issues, on the issues of the approach we need to take to assure we have the right economic policy, the right fiscal policy to help the economy grow and help it to continue to grow jobs. he is also continuously focused on his foreig
. >> secretary panetta? >> i'd have to check that. secretary panetta has been traveling. >> as sort of a follow-up to the last question, is this an unwelcome distraction at the time when he was just reelected and has a bunch of priorities in terms of fiscal cliff and in terms of his cabinet? >> i certainly wouldn't call it welcome. obviously as i said to ben that the information about general petraeus came to him as a surprise, and he is very appreciative of general...
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leon panetta says the top u.s. commanders have several options on what happens after 2014. right now they have 20,000 troops in afghanistan and president barack obama has presented most of them will be withdrawn by 2014. >>> they will kickoff a series of measures to find a solution and avoid the so called fiscal cliff. here is more on the big meeting today, jacqueline? >> well, today the president sits down with labor union members to raise taxes on the wealthy but they also want to guard health benefits. they want to make sure he doesn't give in to republicans on medicare and social security cuts. republicans are demanding entitlement changes as part of a deal. other leaders will press the president to not accept that plan. if an agreement is not reach our nation will suffer. it will be a battle to get to couldn't since us. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> three pal lot members and it could be complete the todayment another deal is with development in west berkeley and the third is in alameda county which is the measure that would raise transportation sales tax. and admitt
leon panetta says the top u.s. commanders have several options on what happens after 2014. right now they have 20,000 troops in afghanistan and president barack obama has presented most of them will be withdrawn by 2014. >>> they will kickoff a series of measures to find a solution and avoid the so called fiscal cliff. here is more on the big meeting today, jacqueline? >> well, today the president sits down with labor union members to raise taxes on the wealthy but they also want...
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. >> reporter: overnight, leon panetta announced john allen is under investigation. the pentagon discovered 20,000 pages of e-mails a senior official called inappropriate between allen and jill kelly. kelly is the woman who felt harassed over the anonymous e-mails later linked to paula broadwell. broadwell and petraeus were found to have an affair. and petraeus resigned. >> it is important if you are an official of the cia, you have the personal integrity that comes first and foremost. >> reporter: broadwell talked about working with petraeus in afghanistan. >> i took that seriously. >> reporter: the pentagon won't say what the relationship was with allen and kelly, but he is still on the job for now. in washington preparing for a senate confirmation hearing that has been put on hold. the pentagon has conducted a search of the home. jill kelly's brother took issue with it. >> she took issue with it and she did not realize it would spark a maelstorm. >> reporter: it took several days for the president to learn about petraeus. a senior defense official says allen denie
. >> reporter: overnight, leon panetta announced john allen is under investigation. the pentagon discovered 20,000 pages of e-mails a senior official called inappropriate between allen and jill kelly. kelly is the woman who felt harassed over the anonymous e-mails later linked to paula broadwell. broadwell and petraeus were found to have an affair. and petraeus resigned. >> it is important if you are an official of the cia, you have the personal integrity that comes first and...
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now overnight a spokesperson for the defense secretary, leon panetta said general allan had done nothing wrong. >> the secretary directed that the matter be directed to the department of defense for investigation and it is now in the hands of the inspector general. >> general allan right now is in washington d.c. and was supposed to appear to be at a hearing for the commander forces that hearing has now been on hold. it is the latest fall out stemming from our ktvu investigation which uncovered questionable spending here is more. good morning allie. >> reporter: we are at jack london square and as you mentioned, omar benjamin announced his resignation yesterday and in that letter he explains he is stepping down because of questionable expense reimbursements and he goes on to say they present obstacles to great to overcome. now include ago 4,500-dollar cab at uh-huh tonight strip club, that was paid for with public money by port director james won. benjamin stepped down, he announced he was retiring with that letter of resignation he filed yesterday and now that benjamin is no longer in t
now overnight a spokesperson for the defense secretary, leon panetta said general allan had done nothing wrong. >> the secretary directed that the matter be directed to the department of defense for investigation and it is now in the hands of the inspector general. >> general allan right now is in washington d.c. and was supposed to appear to be at a hearing for the commander forces that hearing has now been on hold. it is the latest fall out stemming from our ktvu investigation...
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tonight defense secretary leon panetta said he was saddened by the tragedy. >>> day visit benick reports on the crack down of alcohol and how students are reacting. >> reporter: the greek letters on the houses will soon have to be covered up. recruiting new members must come to an end and all parties and other events have been cancelled. >> god, that's intense. >> reporter: afr a student died on his birthday. >> was served alcohol when he was inebrieated. >> i can understand that it's a really serious problem. >> reporter: thought about being a sorority member. >> yeah, i was thinking next semester. >> reporter: what does this mean for you? >> i guess i can't. >> reporter: by early next semester, chico state plans to come up with new rules which sororities will have to follow just to be reinstated. >> we already have a lot of guidelines in those areas but i'm sure they will be even stricter. >> reporter: none of the sororities at chico state are on campus. in the past, those who have gotten in trouble have cut ties with the administration and become unofficial drinking clubs. >>> comedia
tonight defense secretary leon panetta said he was saddened by the tragedy. >>> day visit benick reports on the crack down of alcohol and how students are reacting. >> reporter: the greek letters on the houses will soon have to be covered up. recruiting new members must come to an end and all parties and other events have been cancelled. >> god, that's intense. >> reporter: afr a student died on his birthday. >> was served alcohol when he was inebrieated....
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secretary of defense leon panetta says the fbi has turned the case over to department of defense investigators. the senior u.s. defense official says the inquiry centers around potentially inappropriate e-mails with jill kelley, the florida woman who sparked an investigation that led to petreaus' resignation as head of the cia. >> if you know my sister like i said, she is a dedicated mother and wife. >> reporter: kelley went to the fbi when she received threatening e-mails from an anonymous source. those were allegedly linked to paula broadwell. broadwell was having an affair with petreaus and reportedly believed kelley was a romantic rival for his attention. monday night investigators searched broadwell's home. agents didn't say what they were looking for but carried out boxes and a computer. general allen is in washington dc for senate confirmation hearing for his new job as head of the u.s. european command. however president obama has now agreed to put the general's confirmation for that poston hold. >> while this matter is under investigation and before the facts are determined, general a
secretary of defense leon panetta says the fbi has turned the case over to department of defense investigators. the senior u.s. defense official says the inquiry centers around potentially inappropriate e-mails with jill kelley, the florida woman who sparked an investigation that led to petreaus' resignation as head of the cia. >> if you know my sister like i said, she is a dedicated mother and wife. >> reporter: kelley went to the fbi when she received threatening e-mails from an...
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it was a prudent thing to do, panetta says, until all of the facts on this come out. meantime, here in washington, we are watching a home here where paula broadwell is believed to be. she was just seen a short time ago coming in and out very quickly from her brother's home here in the d.c. area. no longer at her home in north carolina. finally, general petraeus, who had the affair and stepped down as cia director, lawmakers want to hear from him as well. not so much about this controversy per se but specifically about his investigation into the death in benghazi. those hearings start today. laura? >> all right. so much going on. thank you very much. >>> also, in less than would hours, house minority leader nancy pelosi is expected to announce whether or not she will step down from her leadership post or even leave congress altogether. pelosi is seen by some as a liability to the president. she negotiate was republicans to avoid the looming fiscal cliff. >>> happening right now, soon it will be time to break out those bibs of hot butter. tomorrow's official opening of
it was a prudent thing to do, panetta says, until all of the facts on this come out. meantime, here in washington, we are watching a home here where paula broadwell is believed to be. she was just seen a short time ago coming in and out very quickly from her brother's home here in the d.c. area. no longer at her home in north carolina. finally, general petraeus, who had the affair and stepped down as cia director, lawmakers want to hear from him as well. not so much about this controversy per...
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tonight defense secretary leon panetta said he was saddened by the tragedy. >>> day visit benick reports on the crack down of alcohol and how students are reacting. >> reporter: the greek letters on the houses will soon have to be covered up. recruiting new members must come to an end and all parties and other events have been cancelled. >> god, that's intense. >> reporter: chico police announced the change after a student died on his birthday. >> was served alcohol when he was inebrieated. >> i can understand that it's a really serious problem. >> reporter: thought about being a sorority member. >> yeah, i was thinking next semester. >> reporter: what does this mean for you? >> i guess i can't. >> reporter: by early next semester, chico state plans to come up with new rules which sororities will have to follow just to be reinstated. >> we already have a lot of guidelines in those areas but i'm sure they will be even stricter. >> reporter: none of the sororities at chico state are on campus. in the past, those who have gotten in trouble have cut ties with the administration and become un
tonight defense secretary leon panetta said he was saddened by the tragedy. >>> day visit benick reports on the crack down of alcohol and how students are reacting. >> reporter: the greek letters on the houses will soon have to be covered up. recruiting new members must come to an end and all parties and other events have been cancelled. >> god, that's intense. >> reporter: chico police announced the change after a student died on his birthday. >> was served...
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leon panetta, hillary clinton likely to leave. new at 10, you'll never guess the two people that could take their places. that will be at the top of the hour. new at 10. and investigations into general david petraeus's alleged affair continue to get bigger and much more complicated. general john allen, who was in line to become top commander in afghanistan, allegedly had his own improper communications with a woman named gel kejill kelly. why would that be, nicole? >> hi, we're looking at facebook at all of my tourists pass through. and looking at facebook, you remember the ipo in may. a $38 stock and barely holding the $20 line now, and it's to the down side this morning. and now when we're looking into the company, it turns out the shares are so heavily diluted. massively diluted because of the insiders compensation, to common shareholders, and obviously, that's everybody, but employees and executives, and when those expire and they're selling also calls the company and according to the wall street journal take facebook mid 2013
leon panetta, hillary clinton likely to leave. new at 10, you'll never guess the two people that could take their places. that will be at the top of the hour. new at 10. and investigations into general david petraeus's alleged affair continue to get bigger and much more complicated. general john allen, who was in line to become top commander in afghanistan, allegedly had his own improper communications with a woman named gel kejill kelly. why would that be, nicole? >> hi, we're looking at...
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according to panetta -- i think he took the right step and i think it's important when you're director of the cia with all the challenges that face youen that position that personal integrity comes first and foremost. >>> yeah, secretary of defense, leon panetta and the president agreed, general john allen was up for a promotion. going to become the united states european command and supreme allied commander. that nomination is going to be delayed again. general john allen denies any wrongdoing with jill kelly, the e-mails, 20,000 to 30,000 dating back to 2010. >> again, the tipping point may have been when petraeus according to all accounts, really crafted relationships with the media, was well aware of his image. high profile, very powerful man, and yet, when you came done to writing his official biography, he asked a woman to do it who had never writ in a book before. perhaps looking as this thing moves on, a telltale moment into what was really going on here. says a lot. >> everyone around him they were concerned with the types of access that she was getting. apparently more than w
according to panetta -- i think he took the right step and i think it's important when you're director of the cia with all the challenges that face youen that position that personal integrity comes first and foremost. >>> yeah, secretary of defense, leon panetta and the president agreed, general john allen was up for a promotion. going to become the united states european command and supreme allied commander. that nomination is going to be delayed again. general john allen denies any...
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panetta said they had to look why the intelligence committees were not informed. there's a difference of opinion here in washington about whether the f.b.i. needed to -- and whether the justice department and robert muller needed to tell the president. so i think they wanted to see where the investigation ended up. >> steve: it's ended up on the front page of the paper. thank you very much. let's dial in laura ingraham. she joinses from washington, d.c., scandal central. are you buying the whole business, laura, the president didn't know about it until two days after the election? >> before i answer that question, can we just talk about the fact that we have maybe 70, i believe, last count, insider attack deaths in afghanistan and we apparently have the commanding general in afghanistan with so much time on his hands that he's able to send thousands of e-mails? i mean, how do these individuals -- i'm not talking about the private lives of them, but how do these individuals in positions of such authority where they have the lives of thousands of americans, c.i.a. a
panetta said they had to look why the intelligence committees were not informed. there's a difference of opinion here in washington about whether the f.b.i. needed to -- and whether the justice department and robert muller needed to tell the president. so i think they wanted to see where the investigation ended up. >> steve: it's ended up on the front page of the paper. thank you very much. let's dial in laura ingraham. she joinses from washington, d.c., scandal central. are you buying...
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bill: the last man to head the cia was leon panetta. petraeus took over from him when he took the job as defense secretary. now panetta was asked about the situation on his way overseas late last night. roll this. >> first, obviously it was a, it was a very sad situation to you know, have a distinguished career like that end in this manner, and my heart obviously goes out to him and to his family but i think he took the right step and i think it's important when you're director of the cia with all of the challenges that face you in that position that, you know, that personal integrity comes first and foremost. bill: so secretary panetta was also asked by reporters if the fbi should have alerted key members of congress about the investigation sooner? panetta saying that is something that should be looked at. martha: well the fbi is now preparing a timeline of its investigation to respond to lawmakers who think that they were told too late. this is it what we know so far according to a senior member of the obama administration. on wednesd
bill: the last man to head the cia was leon panetta. petraeus took over from him when he took the job as defense secretary. now panetta was asked about the situation on his way overseas late last night. roll this. >> first, obviously it was a, it was a very sad situation to you know, have a distinguished career like that end in this manner, and my heart obviously goes out to him and to his family but i think he took the right step and i think it's important when you're director of the cia...
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leon panetta says the -- the top u.s. commanders there have had several options on what will happen after 2013. the u.s. has 16 -- has about 68,000 troops. president obama has pledged most of them will be withdrawn by 2014. >>> 7:16. today, president obama meets with officials about the fiscal cliff. jamie dupree has more via skype. what's the president's plan now to avoid the situation? >> reporter: we don't have a detailed plan yet out of the white house and what he wants to do. he's meeting today with labor and business leaders in separate meetings trying to engage what might be acceptable to both sides. we saw some of the markers laid out by some democrats and republicans and we hear a lot more about that especially with lawmakers and congress returning to work later in both the house and senate. i wouldn't look more than some basic talks. you have a trip to asia that starts at the end of the week with the president. lawmakers will only be a few days this week and then this will be after thanksgiving. they are like th
leon panetta says the -- the top u.s. commanders there have had several options on what will happen after 2013. the u.s. has 16 -- has about 68,000 troops. president obama has pledged most of them will be withdrawn by 2014. >>> 7:16. today, president obama meets with officials about the fiscal cliff. jamie dupree has more via skype. what's the president's plan now to avoid the situation? >> reporter: we don't have a detailed plan yet out of the white house and what he wants to...
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here's what secretary leon panetta said about the future of general john allen in a statement while he was traveling to california. he said, "while this matter is under investigation and before the facts are determined, general allen will remain commander of isaf. the secretary asked the president and the president has agreed to put his nomination on hold until the relevant facts are determined." what you don't hear in that statement is what followed in that the pentagon is asking that his successor in afghanistan, general joseph dunford that his nomination be fast tracked and pushed along as quickly as possible. >> ayou mention the 20,000 to 30,000 pages of e-mails. that's just, as i said, stunning. when we're talking about the petraeus side of this investigation, the time line is very important. adultery is a criminal act in the military. but officials say the relationship between petraeus and paula broadwell began after petraeus retired. but what about john allen? he is the current commander in afghanistan and he's married. what kind of jeopardy is he in legally? >> reporter: legall
here's what secretary leon panetta said about the future of general john allen in a statement while he was traveling to california. he said, "while this matter is under investigation and before the facts are determined, general allen will remain commander of isaf. the secretary asked the president and the president has agreed to put his nomination on hold until the relevant facts are determined." what you don't hear in that statement is what followed in that the pentagon is asking...
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however, the pentagon -- panetta's spokesperson says this involves 20,000 to 30,000 documents. that's a lot of documents sent between jill kelley, a civilian woman, and a tom general in afghanistan. doesn't that raise red flags? >> there is from 2010 to 2012. this covers a couple years. they're not documents the way we consider documents. these are e-mails going back and forth. if you see the way people blackberry with their iphones and text back and forth, it's still a lot, but i think what they did is -- >> do civilian house wives in florida have communications like that with top generals in afghanistan? >> i think jill kelley isn't your average civilian housewife in florida. we'll get into this more later. but she is a major figure around the central command base in mcdill air force base. >> and well-known in washington as well. >> that, too. you see that she's going to visit petraeus in washington at the cia and petraeus is telling this to broadwell, and broadwell and he have just broken off. so you can watch the wheels turning there, she's thinking did he throw me over for
however, the pentagon -- panetta's spokesperson says this involves 20,000 to 30,000 documents. that's a lot of documents sent between jill kelley, a civilian woman, and a tom general in afghanistan. doesn't that raise red flags? >> there is from 2010 to 2012. this covers a couple years. they're not documents the way we consider documents. these are e-mails going back and forth. if you see the way people blackberry with their iphones and text back and forth, it's still a lot, but i think...
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secretary of defense panetta says, allen right now will keep his job in afghanistan but his next career move is uncertain. >> general allen is entitled to due process in this matter. in the meantime, the secretary has asked the president and the president has agreed, to put his nomination on hold, until the relevant facts are determined. >> reporter: nomination he is referring to is for commander of nato forces in europe. allen's confirmation hearing was scheduled for thursday. that has been postponed. last night fbi agents searched paula broadwell's home in north carolina, you see them coming and going with box. they won't say what they found. broadwell and her family have gone into hiding. also, the fbi agent in florida who jill kelley initial went to with the threatening e-mails from broadwell, he's been taken off the case. he's accused of sending shirtless pictures of himself to kelley. coming up on gma you want to keep it here, someone close to this says this is just the tip of the iceberg. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> the port of oakland's executive director has stepped down in
secretary of defense panetta says, allen right now will keep his job in afghanistan but his next career move is uncertain. >> general allen is entitled to due process in this matter. in the meantime, the secretary has asked the president and the president has agreed, to put his nomination on hold, until the relevant facts are determined. >> reporter: nomination he is referring to is for commander of nato forces in europe. allen's confirmation hearing was scheduled for thursday. that...
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and then finally this morning, we heard from defense secretary leon panetta, who says he doesn't believe there's anyone else involved in this situation with general petraeus, general john allen, who now says he'll cooperate with the investigation, jill kelle why, paula broad well, and fred humphries, the fbi agent who initially investigated the case and then was dismissed because of pictures he sent to jill kelley. >> it just gets keeper and deeper. yesterday things got a little heated on capitol hill. the president and john mccain had a little bit of a history. they went back and forth on what was initially revealed about the benghazi attacks. what do you anticipate will come of that? >> reporter: remember susan rice five days after said she thought it had to do with the protests and not with a coordinated attack, which turned out not to be the case. republicans, including john mccain, jumped all over that saying if they send her name to the hill as a possible candidate for secretary of state, and that has been talked about, he's going to absolutely block that. he doesn't think she gets
and then finally this morning, we heard from defense secretary leon panetta, who says he doesn't believe there's anyone else involved in this situation with general petraeus, general john allen, who now says he'll cooperate with the investigation, jill kelle why, paula broad well, and fred humphries, the fbi agent who initially investigated the case and then was dismissed because of pictures he sent to jill kelley. >> it just gets keeper and deeper. yesterday things got a little heated on...
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kerry would replace current secretary of defense leon panetta. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice is considered the top candidate to replace hillary rodham clinton as secretary of state. john brennan, the chief counterterrorism adviser, is the leading contender to fill the spot left open by the resignation of cia director david petraeus. >>> space enthusiasts looking to the sky this morning or maybe their computer screens to catch a glimpse of a total solar eclipse. it starts later on this morning but will only be visible for a few minutes from australia. most of the path stretches over an empty span of that pacific ocean. you can still watch it via the internet, which is always cool. the camera, a robotic telescope, will stream the eclipse live starting at 11:30 this morning. that's a look at the website right there on your screen so check it out. >>> a different kind of eclipse happening in los angeles as "twilight" fans crowded the walkways outside the nokia theater hoping to get a glimpse of the stars. last night was the world premi
kerry would replace current secretary of defense leon panetta. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice is considered the top candidate to replace hillary rodham clinton as secretary of state. john brennan, the chief counterterrorism adviser, is the leading contender to fill the spot left open by the resignation of cia director david petraeus. >>> space enthusiasts looking to the sky this morning or maybe their computer screens to catch a glimpse of a total solar eclipse....
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overnight defense secretary leon panetta announced general john allen, our top military commander in afghanistan, is now also under investigation. the pentagon discovered 20,000 to 30,000 pages of potentially inappropriate e-mails between allen and jill kelly. kelly is the woman who told the fbi she felt harassed by anonymous e-mails later traced to paula broadwell. the investigation uncovered the affair between broadwell and the cia director, david petraeus. we'll have much more of the new details and the link to general allen coming up in a live report from capitol hill at 6:50. >>> also new this morning, a suspected terrorist will be set free from jail today in great britain. a radical muslim cleric will be released after a judge ruled against deporting him to jordan to face terrorism charges. that judge denied deportation because of concerns that he would not get a fair trial in jordan. he has been in and out of jail since back in 2002. britain says his sermons influenced the ring leader of the 9/11 attacks in the u.s. >>> 6:13. a colorado teenager playing a joke on his friends i
overnight defense secretary leon panetta announced general john allen, our top military commander in afghanistan, is now also under investigation. the pentagon discovered 20,000 to 30,000 pages of potentially inappropriate e-mails between allen and jill kelly. kelly is the woman who told the fbi she felt harassed by anonymous e-mails later traced to paula broadwell. the investigation uncovered the affair between broadwell and the cia director, david petraeus. we'll have much more of the new...
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it says really, pretty much, what we knew from leon panetta's statement overnight. it said at the request of the secretary of defense the president has put on hold his nomination of general allen as supreme allied commander europe pending the investigation of general allen's conduct by the department of defense inspector general. we know president obama has gone ahead and put on hold the nominating process, the confirmation process for general allen. that was set to go forward on thursday on capitol hill, thursday, as you know, carol. starting today for its lame duck session with a whole lot on its plate, including these confirmation hearings. general joseph dunford, who is actually in line to succeed general allen in charge of u.s. and nato troops in afghanistan, his confirmation hearing is still set for thursday, still set to move ahead and the statement goes on to say that the president is urging congress to act quickly on that. combat troops in afghanistan, general allen has been overseeing what has been a critical time as president obama decides exactly the tim
it says really, pretty much, what we knew from leon panetta's statement overnight. it said at the request of the secretary of defense the president has put on hold his nomination of general allen as supreme allied commander europe pending the investigation of general allen's conduct by the department of defense inspector general. we know president obama has gone ahead and put on hold the nominating process, the confirmation process for general allen. that was set to go forward on thursday on...
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fox news confirming that secretary leon panetta has demoted general kip ward. he's been stripped of one of his stars. he will now retire as a three-star lieutenant general. he will have to repay the government more than $82,000. his demotion coming after the pentagon found that he used taxpayer money on lavish travel expenses. jenna: a lot to keep your eye on today. a live shot of the the briefing room. this press briefing was scheduled for about 20 minutes ago to begin. and we are awaiting jay carney and really what does the white house say at this point about the petraeus scandal? this is the first press briefing that they are holding since the petraeus scandal has broken. once that briefing starts we will bring you there. rick: the tough economic times causing belt-tightening for a lot of people, but folks crying foul over a school hockey league's idea of saving money. patti ann brown with more on that. >> reporter: in western pennsylvania it is expensive to rent and ice r*eupb for a hockey game. one arena halted a high school game before the period ended be
fox news confirming that secretary leon panetta has demoted general kip ward. he's been stripped of one of his stars. he will now retire as a three-star lieutenant general. he will have to repay the government more than $82,000. his demotion coming after the pentagon found that he used taxpayer money on lavish travel expenses. jenna: a lot to keep your eye on today. a live shot of the the briefing room. this press briefing was scheduled for about 20 minutes ago to begin. and we are awaiting jay...
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. >>> general john allen getting a vote of confidence from his boss, defense secretary leon panetta, says allen will remain the commander of the allied and u.s. forces in afghanistan for the moment at least. >> no one should leap to any conclusions. no one should leap to any conclusions here. general allen is doing an excellent job at isaf in leading those forces. he certainly has my continued confidence to lead our forces and to continue the fight. but his nomination has been put on hold as a prudent measure until we determine what the facts are, and we will. >> allen could be in the final hours of his role as the nation's top military leader in afghanistan. the senate could confirm his successor as early as tomorrow. >>> now the intersection of that political scandal and personal tragedy. in just a couple of hours lawmakers begin closed-door hearings on the terrorist attack that killed the u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans. the white house faces withering criticism over how it responded to security concerns before and how it handled the investigation after. david p
. >>> general john allen getting a vote of confidence from his boss, defense secretary leon panetta, says allen will remain the commander of the allied and u.s. forces in afghanistan for the moment at least. >> no one should leap to any conclusions. no one should leap to any conclusions here. general allen is doing an excellent job at isaf in leading those forces. he certainly has my continued confidence to lead our forces and to continue the fight. but his nomination has been...